The anabolic steroids that were recently found in a vehicle with a diplomatic license plate at the customs posts and that were intended for athletes were allegedly produced in the Republic of Moldova, being illegally taken out of the Transnistrian region, said PPPDA MP Chiril Moțpan. According to him, it is a scheme applied by several public functionaries and persons close to incumbent President Igor Dodon, IPN reports.

“It is a smuggling scheme undertaken from Constantin Țuțu (ex-Democratic MP, e.n.), who is known for his ties with the dark side of sports. It involves at least two persons from our embassy in Moscow and two persons from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also three persons close to Igor Dodon. This is what the sources say. The Prosecutor’s Office should establish,” Chiril Moțpan stated in a press briefing

According to the MP, the three are: the ex-head of a customs post, a businessman (who is supposedly related to Igor Dodon) and the incumbent President’s brother. “Under the protection of the friends of the three, the driver of the vehicle with a diplomatic license plate for two-three times a month conveyed merchandise to the value of over €150,000. It seems that they are all now ready to make the driver a scapegoat. He is yet ready to testify if the state ensures his protection and the protection of his family,” said Chiril Moțpan. He noted he learned this from a person who contacted him.

The MP also said that informed persons, who were earlier involved in the fight against smuggling and cross-border crime, but who didn’t deal with this case, consider these anabolic steroids were most probably intended not for the black market of the Russian Federation, but for Turkey or Ukraine.

Chiril Moțpan noted that he asked for information from different sources about this case and established that there are also other materials confirming that the anabolic steroids are made in Moldova, including in the Transnistrian region. After he collects more evidence, he will present information about the involvement “of a great politician” in a particular scheme.

The MP called on the law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate this case and to persuade the driver to make statements in exchange for protection.